New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-10
TIE TAIN or THE DAY.

Chatham County, S. c., boasts Of mule that has
reached the venerable ago Of hfty-seyen years. lie
is said to with 1.-The utmost celebration"
Banker-Your references are all that could be
desired. What saary do you expect
Coachman-se>e nty-li,e dollars month";
B.-That is quite satisfactory to me, and you cap
enter upon your duties Is sooi as you desire.
c.-By the way / forgot to Inquire ii you had
any manageable Gaushtelsl
b have, but what Is the meaning of such o
prcpOstcrOus question!
for engage with you. The tact Is, cannot
take tho nsk of deseneIating into hOrsecar con-
ductor hOte-waitcr. There none, marry
ing employers daughters nowaday s.-lBoston Budget
"Tbe Italians take life easily and cheerily," says
writer. 1t may be so but still there are many
who constantly In the dumps.
At the Washington House, Short Beach:
Mamma-loue surely not going into the water this
Pet-Mhy not, nav?
Mamua-why there isn't gentleman on the beach
ret-Dut the barroOm IS full, you know, and they
can sec me when pass the window.
Mamma-D' ar me! " hat head Ou have got, child
Goes TO sleep again.-lTOTn Topics
The canning Of fruits and vegetables in California
has Increased rapidly within tho last few years 1t
has nearly trcbled decade the pack Of last seasop
exceeding 100000 and that Of 1os7 T. estimated
to DO at least thirty per cent larger, making the pro-
dlction nearly 1,OoO.O0O cases Fully eighty Per
cent OF these canned goods are marketed Of the
Rocky Mountains, not few of them beng sold for
direct export 10 Europe.
Daniel Lamont-O Grover, o Grover, beware OF the
day when the people shall meet thee In battle array
for field Of the dead PUSHES red my sight and
the clans Of the Mugwumps are scattered In flight; .
ibet Of Ill Ceor.e Curtis, ser. hata poisoned
The hearts Of thy warriors here. Your strength has
been broken and weakened your sway-I charge thee.
Crover-FaIss wizard a. aunt! Come not unto me
arr preIarei my election is SURF. and long shall the
reign Of your master endure. My trip the West
is a scheme that will bring the peOpo IN crowds TO
the legion and score, and ere tho election she'll have
Danie-O Grover o Grover. you're way of your
base; You're now on tho homestretch. you're endinE
your race. what think Won the soldiers i'll rise In
their pride and boost You to once their pensions
denicdl TIL you, old man. you NAV give up all
and swing OF devils rom REGIONS Of SIM for III
be angel when they swing YOU in -.
when crave for thy counscs. thv counscls II ask
but who IS tins comes HE a man IN race, with the
foam on his Hrs and alarm IN his facet
Daniel-TIe comes from Kentucky. his ttdings arc
sad: tho state has gone back ON the Democrats haa
tel you the ranlS are in battle array: thon hee'
me q Grover, beware Of the day.-tNebraska state
Journal
Two insane persons, occupying the same cell,
were cured by a shrrwd physician in a curious wav
Each Of the unfortunate was privately int1sted
with the care Of the other, AMI made 10 believe
that whlc h. himself regarded mentally sound,
the other wa not By the constant and active use
OF their mental faculties In this work both wero
eventually restored and discharged a. sane
AZ result OF recent earthquake in KENTUCKY
about go acres OF land with buildings and growing
crons have sunk and portions OF the land are now
covered nv water. Although prohibition was de
a. ,h ,eoIe ~ that stae wcr destre to have
water forced urOn them. They would rather nave u
~ % ,hrgs ,hc success Of the Prohibition party.
-fNortstOwn Herald
Up in burlington Vt. the court adlourns to attend
baseball games They know the relative Importance
OF things in Burlington.
A machine that VIII 1000 buttons day
has been inverted Rut it doesn't CATERS and
is not pleasant 70 frt with IA the previous KIND
(Chcago Journal
It Is related that in Michigan latey a hawk while
sailing over baseball field was struck and killed by
ball A clso of rctriIution lie probably
knocked out by a fowl.
"A Dictionary OF the Welsh Language" nv Rev:
n s Evans il to he issued in Parts, IL Is estimated
that the jaws Of not less than fifty proolreaas VII
This will make IL come Neutrality-suspicious. Herald
They have had Go jubilee fever very strong in
New Zealand. "The Herald" Of that colony contains
abundant evidence OF tho fact. Here Is one adver-
t,ement "wanted.-Two jubilee ladies' want two
Jubilee husbands Apply o5 oueen-st.' Here Is
another: "wantcd.-Jubilee wives husbands, house
maids Mattresses housckeepcrs. barmaids and gen
eraI servants can BIO had for ,hc asking. A. Nc
IeOd. % Qucen-St"
Man rcaps what he sows, but woman often rips
what sho sews.-(COmmercial Bulletin.
A woo.man who has recorded twenty-elght instances
OF forest trees struck by lightning reports that the
oak was struck nnc times and the chestnut only once
It strikes ia that the chestnut ought 10 be struc'
by lightning oftoner than the oak.-Norn'towh erau
Omaha Man-Anything stirring in the East
Eastern MAXWELL, we've had a gOOd deal OF ex-
element In our town over a pie eating contest.
" Pie-eatlng contest, "a Thought quali eating
matches were tho fashion in the East. .
"1hey used 10 be, but they didn't draw Well
You folks don't get excited over a qual-catng
match. then p
"NO." .
al see It lacks the element Of danger."-(om1ha
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